Overview
The Population Council, which has worked in Pakistan since 1957, established an office in Islamabad in 1991 to serve as headquarters for the USAID-funded Asia and Near East operations research and technical assistance project. With the departure of USAID from Pakistan in 1993, the Council continued its activities with the use of unrestricted and local donor funds. Today, the Council contributes high-quality research to inform policy dialogue. It is regarded as a premier social science and public health research organization, working closely with Pakistan's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Population Welfare, and NGOs.
Program focus
From an early focus on capacity building in family planning in the 1960s and 1970s, the Council’s work in Pakistan has evolved into a multisector research and capacity-building program. A country strategy developed in 1998–99 targeted four areas of work: research-based technical assistance, reproductive health, population and development, and capacity building.
Today, reproductive health remains the major focus, and capacity building is an important underlying theme. In February 2008, the Council launched a new five-year family planning project called Family Advancement for Life and Health. The aims of the project are to promote family planning by increasing knowledge of birth spacing through a strategic mass-media campaign and to expand access to high-quality family planning services.
The Council was instrumental in the formulation of the 2002 National Population Policy. It made significant contributions to Pakistan’s understanding of issues concerning poverty, gender, and youth by means of a national survey of adolescents and youth conducted in 2001. The Council has contributed toward monitoring and evaluation of Pakistan’s large, well-funded HIV/AIDS program.
Highlights of past and present work
- Currently implementing a large family planning project, Family Advancement for Life and Health (FALAH), in 20 underserved districts through a seven-partner consortium. The Government of Pakistan has announced an initiative to scale the program up to cover the entire country and to improve public awareness.
- Conducting operations research and evaluating the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN), a maternal and neonatal health project, in 16 districts. The PAIMAN consortium is lead by John Snow, Inc. The Council oversees monitoring and evaluation of the project. In 2006, the Council completed and published comprehensive baseline household-survey reports and results for ten implementing districts. A baseline survey for the six additional PAIMAN districts was started, and data collection is currently underway.
- Implemented the Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training project in D.G. Khan and Layyah districts. The Council developed, implemented, and evaluated community-based health interventions. The study demonstrated the effect of interventions on the reduction of the perinatal mortality rate in the implemented sites.
- Catalyzed the establishment of the Population Association of Pakistan, established a master’s degree program in population sciences at three national universities, and strengthened population and leadership training throughout the public health system.
- Evaluated the Ministry of Health’s lady-health-worker program. The evaluation was instrumental in the program’s expansion to nearly 100,000 female community workers throughout Pakistan.
- Developed and tested a client-centered salutation, assessment, help, and reassurance approach to reproductive health services for the public health system that is being scaled up in programs and in other parts of the country.
- Conducted an authoritative national study of unwanted pregnancy and postabortion care and initiated procedures to reduce high levels of induced abortion.
Banner photo: Nadeem Iqbal/Population Council
Projects
Educational Opportunities in Rural Areas (more)
Council researchers are studying the implications of changes in schooling opportunities in rural Pakistan and their implications for family building as well as children’s school participation and attainment.
(1/1997 - ongoing)
Schooling
National Survey of Young People (more)
A nationally representative survey of young people (ages 15–24) in Pakistan in 2001–02 collected data on all aspects of the lives of young people.
(1/2001 - ongoing)
Adolescence/transitions to adulthood
Task-sharing between Community Health Workers and Community Mid-level Professionals: Increasing Access to FP and RH Services (more)
With the aim of improving access to family planning and reproductive health services in rural areas, the Council is conducting research to investigate how different cadres of health workers function in relation to each other in five priority countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, and Pakistan.
(10/2010 - 10/2015)
Family planning services; Strengthening health systems
Family Advancement for Life and Health (FALAH) (more)
FALAH aims to increase the use of family planning and birth spacing in Pakistan by removing barriers to family planning services and improving knowledge.
(6/2007 - 5/2012)
Family planning services; Maternal and newborn health
Assessing the Feasibility of Home Administration of Misoprostol in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Rural Pakistan (more)
As part of the PAIMAN project, Council researchers tested the feasibility of home administration of misoprostol to prevent and manage postpartum hemorrhage.
(10/2009 - 10/2010)
Maternal and newborn health; Postpartum maternal care
Monitoring and Evaluating the Primary Healthcare Revitalization, Integration and Decentralization in Earthquake-affected Areas (PRIDE) Program (more)
In Pakistan, the Council is providing support to the overall monitoring and evaluation functions of the PRIDE program.
(1/2007 - 8/2010)
Newborn/infant health; Postpartum maternal care; Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) (more)
The Council is overseeing the management of the monitoring and evaluation component of the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) a five-year project designed to assist the Government of Pakistan in implementing the full spectrum of interventions necessary to address mother and newborn health.
(11/2004 - 9/2009)
Monitoring and evaluation; Newborn/infant health; Postpartum maternal care; Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care
Building on the 2005 Population Summit (more)
Population Council researchers are working to ensure that population becomes a more central issue in Pakistan's development plans and policies.
(10/2006 - 8/2008)
Population policy and demographic analysis
Introduction of Emergency Contraception into Ministry of Health Programs (more)
In Pakistan, the Council assisted the Ministry of Health in introducing emergency contraception (EC) into its family planning program.
(10/2007 - 2/2008)
Access to contraceptive methods
Study of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Urban Men in Pakistan: Identifying the Bridging Population (more)
Council researchers collected data in Pakistan to identify the "bridging population," those who act as the bridge for the spread of STIs and HIV from high-risk groups to the general population.
(4/2007 - 5/2008)
Behavior change; HIV prevention; RTIs/STIs
Analyzing the Links Between Population and Poverty (more)
Council researchers in Pakistan gathered evidence used to initiate discussion on population issues and ensure their funding.
(12/2006 - 12/2007)
Population policy and demographic analysis
Building Capacity and Supporting Evidence-based Programs and Policies in Population and Reproductive Health in Pakistan. (more)
In Pakistan, the Council is working to build capacity and support evidence-based programs and policies in population and reproductive health.
(6/2006 - 5/2007)
Evaluation of the Punjab Female School Stipend Program (more)
Council researchers evaluated the effect of stipends on school enrollment in Punjab.
(9/2006 - 6/2007)
Schooling
National Study of Reproductive Tract Infections in Pakistan (more)
The Council carried out a national study of STIs/HIV in men in Pakistan.
(9/2006 - 10/2007)
RTIs/STIs
Pilot Study of Contraception and Abortion in Five Country Settings (more)
Council researchers in Pakistan contributed to a five-country study of contraception and abortion.
(3/2006 - 2/2007)
Access to contraceptive methods; Safe abortion and postabortion care
Training of Trainers for Traditional Birth Attendants (more)
A Council project in Pakistan provided training of trainers to traditional birth attendants.
(3/2007 - 9/2007)
Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care
Resources
Featured publication
Population Council in Pakistan (PDFs: A4 and letter)
Country profile
Publication date: 2012
Mahmood,Arshad; Naz,Syeda Saman
Publication date: 2012
Contraceptive use dynamics in Pakistan 2008-09 (PDF)
Mahmood,Arshad; Naz,Syeda Saman
Publication date: 2012
FALAH -- Evidence of uptake of family planning in Pakistan: How much, where and why? Summary
Publication date: 2012
Family planning revitalized: Evidence from FALAH
Publication date: 2012
Family planning: An imperative for Pakistan's development
Background paper for the London Summit on Family Planning 2012
Publication date: 2012
Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) through lady health workers (LHWs) program in Pakistan: Findings of an evaluation study (PDF)
Mahmood,Arshad; Bin Nisar,Yasir
Publication date: 2012
Is mobility the missing link in improving girls' schooling in Pakistan? (abstract)
Callum,Christine; Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj
Asian Population Studies 8(1): 5-22
Publication date: 2012
Pakistan's population prospects, 2010-2030: A glass half full or half empty?
Sathar,Zeba A.; Groth,H.; Sousa-Poza,A.
from Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries, pp. 79-95
Publication date: 2012
Role of private sector in delivering birth spacing services in FALAH districts
ul Haque,Minhaj; Miller,Peter C.; Kamran,Iram
Publication date: 2012
Status of family planning in Pakistan
Sathar,Zeba A.; Zaidi,Batool; Zaman,Wasin; Masnin,Hairudin; Loftus,John
from Family Planning in Asia and the Pacific: Addressing the Challenges, pp. 201-216
Publication date: 2012
The effect of traditional birth attendant training on maternal and neonatal care (abstract)
Miller,Peter C.; Rashida,Gul; Tasneem,Zeba; ul Haque,Minhaj
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 117(2): 148-152
Publication date: 2012
The power of girls' schooling for young women's empowerment and reproductive health (PDF)
Zaidi,Batool; Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj; Zafar,Fareeha
Publication date: 2012
Acquiring skills in family planning service delivery for medical students: Trainer's notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Lady health visitor student's handbook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Lady health visitor tutor's guide (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Midwifery student's handbook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Midwifery tutor's guide (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Nursing student's handbook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Birth spacing and family planning in Pakistan: Nursing tutor's guide (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Client centered family planning services (Advanced): Trainers manual (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Client centered family planning services (Basic): Participants manual (HTML)
CCFPS Overview Workshop: Notebook for Participants
Publication date: 2011
Client centered family planning services (Basic): Trainers manual (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Competency based clinical skills for IUCD: Participants manual (HTML)
IUCD Course Handbook for Pakistan
Publication date: 2011
Competency based clinical skills for IUCD: Trainer's notebook (HTML)
IUCD Course Handbook for Pakistan
Publication date: 2011
Concordance and discordance of couples living in a rural Pakistani village: Perspectives on contraception and abortion -- A qualitative study (abstract)
Kamran,Iram; Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Vassos,Katherine
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S38-S51
Publication date: 2011
Counseling an FP client/Safe injection practices/Overview of minilap procedure: Students notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Developing problem solving in family planning service provision: Students notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Ensuring the benefits of Pakistan's demographic dividend
Series of five research summaries
Publication date: 2011
Expanding access to safe abortion and post-abortion care: Recommendations of a South Asia regional consultation (PDF)
Population Council
Publication date: 2011
FalahNama newsletter, April-June 2011
Publication date: 2011
FalahNama newsletter, January-March 2011 (PDF)
Publication date: 2011
FalahNama newsletter, July-September 2011
Publication date: 2011
Increasing access to family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) services through task-sharing between community health workers (CHWs) and community mid-level professionals in large-scale public-sector programs: A literature review to help guide case studies (PDF)
Foreit,James R.; Raifman,Sarah
Publication date: 2011
Introduction of e-learning module/Practical skills of IUCD insertion/removal/Instruments Processing: Students notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions (abstract)
Tsui,Amy Ong; Casterline,John B.; Singh,Susheela; Bankole,Akinrinola; Moore,Ann M.; Omideyi,Adekunbi; Palomino Ramirez,Nancy; Sathar,Zeba A.; Juarez,Fatima; Shellenberg,Kristen M.
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S21-S24
Publication date: 2011
Manual of national standards for family planning services (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Module for community medicine department: Students notebook
Publication date: 2011
Module on normal physiology of menstrual cycle: Students notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Overview of contraceptive methods/Basic infection prevention practices (hand washing): Students notebook (HTML)
Publication date: 2011
Social mobilization strategy
Publication date: 2011
Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study (abstract)
Shellenberg,Kristen M.; Moore,Ann M.; Bankole,Akinrinola; Juarez,Fatima; Omideyi,Adekunbi; Palomino Ramirez,Nancy; Sathar,Zeba A.; Singh,Susheela; Tsui,Amy Ong
Global Public Health 6(suppl. 1): S111-S125
Publication date: 2011
The potential role of community-based pregnancy and delivery care in reducing maternal and newborn mortality in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 16(3)
Publication date: 2011
Assessing the feasibility of home administration of misoprostol in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Wajid,Abdul; Gull,Sadaf
Publication date: 2010
Assessing the potential acceptability of a new cadre of community midwives for pregnancy and delivery related care in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative study (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rashid,Zubaida; Aziz,Abida
Publication date: 2010
Deaths of women of reproductive age: In-depth analysis of data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07 (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2010
Effect of dai training on maternal and neonatal care: An operations research study (PDF)
Miller,Peter C.; Rashida,Gul; Wajid,Abdul; Tasneem,Zeba; Mahmood,Lubna; ul Haque,Minhaj
Publication date: 2010
Equity in access to maternal and child health services in five developing countries: What works (abstract)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 31(2): 119-131
Publication date: 2010
FalahNama newsletter, October-December 2010 (PDF)
Publication date: 2010
Greenstar Social Marketing private-sector activities in PAIMAN project: Process evaluation of Greenstar Social Marketing initiatives to improve and expand maternal and newborn health services and coverage (PDF)
Afridi,Munir
Publication date: 2010
Improving maternal and neonatal health: Measuring the impact of the PAIMAN project in ten districts in Pakistan
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A Summary--Comparing Baseline and Endline Survey Findings (2005-2010) (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2010
Improving maternal and neonatal health: Measuring the impact of the PAIMAN project in ten districts in Pakistan--Comparing baseline and end-line household survey findings (2005-2010) (PDF)
Mahmood,Arshad
Publication date: 2010
Initial assessment of community midwives in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Rashid,Zubaida; Mir,Ali Mohammad
Publication date: 2010
Process evaluation of community mobilization activities (PDF)
Shah,Zakir Hussain
Publication date: 2010
Training institutions for community midwives in Pakistan: An initial assessment (PDF)
Shah,Zakir Hussain; Salim,Momina; Khan,Mumraiz
Publication date: 2010
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)
Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Pakistan 2006/07 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
Baseline household survey reports (HTML)
Population Council
Series of reports from the FALAH project on 27 districts in Pakistan
Publication date: 2009
Communication, advocacy and mobilization strategy for birth spacing
Publication date: 2009
Emergency contraception in South Asia (PDF)
The Inside Story: Turning Research into Policy and Practice (no. 1)
Publication date: 2009
Fertility prospects in Pakistan (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Zaidi,Batool
Expert Paper (no. 2011/7)
Publication date: 2009
Identifying the "bridging population" in Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 15(2)
Publication date: 2009
Mapping of health and reproductive health services: Survey of service delivery points (HTML)
Population Council
Series of reports from the FALAH project on 10 districts in Pakistan
Publication date: 2009
Pakistan's demographic transition in the development context
Publication date: 2009
STI prevalence and associated factors among urban men in Pakistan (abstract)
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Wajid,Abdul; Reichenbach,Laura; Khan,Mumraiz
Sexually Transmitted Infections 85(3): 199-200
Publication date: 2009
The implications of changing educational and family circumstances for children's grade progression in rural Pakistan: 1997-2004 (abstract)
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; Grant,Monica J.
Economics of Education Review 28(1): 152-160
Publication date: 2009
Urban men's knowledge and perceptions regarding sexually transmitted infections in Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Reichenbach,Laura; Wajid,Abdul
International Electronic Journal of Health Education 12: 108-122
Publication date: 2009
Assessing routine health information system in selected PAIMAN districts by using lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) technique (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2008
Assessment of knowledge and attitudes of married women on maternal and newborn health (MNH) in selected union councils of project districts (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2008
Challenging the gender paradigm in rural Pakistan: A case study of empowered lady health workers
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rashida,Gul; Reichenbach,Laura
from Exploring the Gender Dimensions of the Global Health Workforce
Publication date: 2008
Introduction of emergency contraceptive pills in the public health system of Pakistan: A south-to-south collaboration (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Rashida Shaikh,Gul; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rob,Ubaidur
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
PAIMAN News Roundup no. 2 (PDF)
Publication date: 2008
Pakistani girls' teachers more likely to be absent (PDF)
Population Briefs 14(1)
Publication date: 2008
Study of sexually transmitted infections among urban men in Pakistan: Identifying the bridging population (PDF)
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Reichenbach,Laura; Wajid,Abdul; Khan,Mumraiz
Report
Publication date: 2008
Estimating the incidence of abortion in Pakistan (abstract)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Singh,Susheela; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Studies in Family Planning 38(1): 11-22
Publication date: 2007
Exploring the choices of contraception and abortion among married couples in Tret, rural Punjab, Pakistan (PDF)
Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Kamran,Iram
Publication date: 2007
Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Bagh District (PDF)
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007
Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Mansehra District (PDF)
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007
Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007
Rural girls in Pakistan: Constraints of policy and culture (PDF)
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; Grant,Monica J.; Lewis,Maureen; Lockheed,Marlaine
from Exclusion, Gender and Education: Case Studies from the Developing World, pp. 99-118
Publication date: 2007
Teacher absence as a factor in gender inequalities in access to primary schooling in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Ghuman,Sharon; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 1)
Publication date: 2007
"Support for leadership and capacity building in Pakistan," pamphlet
Publication date: 2006
Assessment of district health supervisory system (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Buner district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Dadu district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Dera Ghazi Khan district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Jaffarabad district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Jhelum district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Khanewal district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Lasbela district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Rawalpindi district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Sukkur district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Upper Dir district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Buner (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Dadu (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district DG Khan (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Jaffarabad (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Jhelum (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Khanewal (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Lasbela (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Rawalpindi (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Sukkur (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Upper Dir (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Council study clarifies states of vulnerable populations after Pakistan earthquake (PDF)
Population Briefs 12(3)
Publication date: 2006
Earthquake vulnerability assessment Pakistan, 2005-06 (PDF)
Mahmood,Arshad
Publication date: 2006
Fewer and better-educated children: Expanded choices in schooling and fertility in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; ul Haque,Minhaj; Khan,Mumraiz; Grant,Monica J.
Publication date: 2006
Poverty and school dropout in Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 12(2)
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 1: Project overview (PDF)
Rashida,Gul; Miller,Peter C.
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 2: The interventions (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Shah,Zakir Hussain; Hashmi,Ashfa; Tasneem,Zeba; Shireen,Lubna
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 3: Changes in knowledge and behavior of women and families (PDF)
Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Miller,Peter C.; Munir,Nayyer; Masood,Irfan
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 4: Knowledge and behaviour of service providers (PDF)
Shah,Zakir Hussain; Pervaiz,Saima
Publication date: 2006
SMART Dai: A Training Package for Traditional Birth Attendants in Pakistan
Publication date: 2006
The implications of changing educational and family circumstances for children's grade progression in rural Pakistan: 1997-2004 (PDF)
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; Grant,Monica J.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 209)
Publication date: 2006
Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-02: A Nationally Representative Survey, poster summarizing survey results (PDF)
Publication date: 2005
A Client-centered Approach to Reproductive Health: A Trainer's Manual (PDF)
Publication date: 2005
A quality of care issue: Appropriate use and efficacy knowledge of five contraceptive methods: Views of men and women living in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Saleem,Sarah; Sami,Neelofar
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 55(9): 363-368
Publication date: 2005
Assisting professionals in India, Pakistan, Sudan, and Vietnam (PDF)
Population Council Annual Report 2004
Publication date: 2005
Attitudes of Pakistani men to domestic violence: A study from Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Razzak,Junaid; Durocher,Jill M.
Journal of Men's Health and Gender 2(1): 49-58
Publication date: 2005
Culture of silence: A brief on reproductive health of adolescents and youth in Pakistan (PDF)
Sultana,Munawar
brief based on Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-02: A Nationally Representative Survey
Publication date: 2005
Discrimination starts at home: A brief on parents' aspirations for adolescents and youth in Pakistan (PDF)
ul Haque,Minhaj
brief based on Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-02: A Nationally Representative Survey
Publication date: 2005
Growing up in Pakistan: The separate experiences of males and females
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Grant,Monica J.; Behrman,Jere R.; Stromquist,Nelly P.; Cohen,Barney
from The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies, pp. 320-366
Publication date: 2005
Introducing client-centered reproductive health services in a Pakistani setting (abstract) (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Jain,Anrudh K.; RamaRao,Saumya; ul Haque,Minhaj; Kim,Jacqueline
Studies in Family Planning 36(3): 221-234
Publication date: 2005
Maternal health education needed in Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Maternal health education needed in Pakistan [Arabic] (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Newborn care practices in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Durocher,Jill M.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
Social Science and Medicine 60(5): 911-921
Publication date: 2005
Physical abuse common during pregnancy in South Asia, studies find (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(3)
Publication date: 2005
Postabortion complications prevalent in Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(2)
Publication date: 2005
Reproductive health: A communication challenge in the twenty-first century
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Haider,Muhiuddin
from Global Public Health Communication: Challenges, Perspectives and Strategies, pp. 173-180
Publication date: 2005
The poverty trap: Leveling the playing field for young people (PDF)
Faizunnissa,Azeema
brief based on Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-02: A Nationally Representative Survey
Publication date: 2005
Two worlds under the same roof: A brief on gender difference in transitions to adulthood (PDF)
Sultana,Munawar
brief based on Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-02: A Nationally Representative Survey
Publication date: 2005
An Introduction to Medical Demography and Population Studies
Publication date: 2004
Bias against women in South Asia shortens lifespan (PDF)
Population Briefs 10(2)
Publication date: 2004
Gender differences in time use among adolescents in developing countries: Implications of rising school enrollment rates (PDF)
Ritchie,Amanda; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Grant,Monica J.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 193)
Publication date: 2004
Growing up in Pakistan: The separate experiences of males and females (PDF)
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Grant,Monica J.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 188)
Publication date: 2004
Health service utilization for perceived postpartum morbidity among poor women living in Karachi (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Durocher,Jill M.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
Social Science and Medicine 59(4): 681-694
Publication date: 2004
Linking reproductive health to social power: Community health workers in Belize and Pakistan (PDF)
Galdos,Susana; Campbell,Lucella; Mohammed,Patricia; Rogow,Debbie; RamaRao,Saumya; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Haberland,Nicole
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 15)
Publication date: 2004
Managers' attitudes toward involvement of males in Pakistan's family planning program (abstract)
Rob,Ubaidur; Cernada,George P.
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 22(4): 279-286
Publication date: 2004
Pakistani obstetricians' recognition of and attitude towards domestic violence screening (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Jafarey,Sadiqua N.; Korejo,Razia; Khan,A.; Durocher,Jill M.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87(1): 59-65
Publication date: 2004
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Project
Publication date: 2004
Unwanted Pregnancy and Post-Abortion Complications in Pakistan: Findings from a National Study (PDF)
Publication date: 2004
Abortion and post-abortion complications in Pakistan: Report from health care professionals and health facilities
Rashida,Gul; Shah,Zakir Hussain; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Faizunnissa,Azeema; Mueenuddin,Lauren I.
Unwanted Pregnancy and Post-abortion Complications in Pakistan Research Report (no. 20)
Publication date: 2003
Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 2001-2002: A Nationally Representative Survey (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj; Faizunnissa,Azeema; Sultana,Munawar; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Diers,Judith A.; Grant,Monica J.
Publication date: 2003
Broad survey of Pakistani youth completed (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(3)
Publication date: 2003
Choices of contraception versus abortion: Insights from women, husbands and health care providers
Naveed-I-Rahat; Tasneem,Zeba; Khan,Mumraiz; Hussain,Ayesha; Kamran,Iram; Moqeem,Nadia
Unwanted Pregnancy and Post-abortion Complications in Pakistan Research Report (no. 21)
Publication date: 2003
Dealing with unwanted pregnancies: Insights from interviews with women
Casterline,John B.; Arif,Muhammad Shafique
Unwanted Pregnancy and Post-abortion Complications in Pakistan Research Report (no. 19)
Publication date: 2003
Do mothers-in-law matter? Family dynamics and fertility decision-making in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Kadir,Muhammad Masood; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Khan,Amanullah; Sajan,Fatima
Journal of Biosocial Science 35(4): 545-558
Publication date: 2003
Focus on newborn survival needed in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003
Obstetricians' and women's perspectives: A case study of domestic violence from Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Jafarey,Sadiqua N.; Korejo,Razia; Khan,Ambareen; Afshan,Anjum; Durocher,Jill M.
Publication date: 2003
Schooling opportunities for girls as a stimulus for fertility change in rural Pakistan
Sathar,Zeba A.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; ul Haque,Minhaj
Economic Development and Cultural Change 51(3): 677-698
Publication date: 2003
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds (HTML)
Annexes by country to Facts about Adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical Tables for Program Planning
Publication date: 2003
Selected DHS data on 10-14-year-olds: Pakistan (PDF) (HTML)
Annex to "Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning"
Publication date: 2003
Towards Adulthood: Exploring the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in South Asia (HTML)
Publication date: 2003
Validation of verbal autopsy to determine the cause of 137 neonatal deaths in Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Marsh,David R.; Sadruddin,Salim; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Krishnan,Chitra; Darmstadt,Gary L.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 17(2): 132-142
Publication date: 2003
Adolescents and youth in Pakistan 2001-2002: A nationally representative survey [Arabic] (PDF)
Publication date: 2002
Does early age at marriage influence gynaecological morbidities among Pakistani women? (abstract)
Sajan,Fatima; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Journal of Biosocial Science 34(3): 407-417
Publication date: 2002
Gender perspectives on induced abortion: Knowledge and attitude. A community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Saleem,Sarah; Sami,Neelofar
Aga Khan University Project Report
Publication date: 2002
Health-seeking behavior of Karachi women with reproductive tract infections (abstract)
Bhatti,Lubna Ishaq; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Social Science and Medicine 54(1): 105-117
Publication date: 2002
Learning's hidden value: Girls' schooling and the fertility transition in rural Pakistan
Sathar,Zeba A.
Orgyn 13(3): 8-12
Publication date: 2002
Postnatal maternal and newborn care: Rituals, perceived morbidity, and care seeking-A community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Durocher,Jill M.
Publication date: 2002
Reproductive health in Pakistan: Evidence and future directions
Fikree,Fariyal F.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 52(1): 34-41
Publication date: 2002
The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; Sathar,Zeba A.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 164)
Publication date: 2002
Time to focus child survival programmes on the newborn: Assessment of levels and causes of infant mortality in rural Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Azam,Syed Iqbal; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(4): 271-276
Publication date: 2002
Determinants of contraceptive use among young women in urban squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Khan,Amanullah; Kadir,Muhammad Masood; Sajan,Fatima; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Puri,Chander P.; Van Look,Paul F.A.
from Sexual and Reproductive Health: Recent Advances, Future Directions, pp. 227-248
Publication date: 2001
Determinants of unmet need for family planning in squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Pasha,Omrana; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Vermund,Sten H.
Asia-Pacific Population Journal 16(2): 93-108
Publication date: 2001
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning (HTML)
Series of DHS data tables by country
Publication date: 2001
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey--Statistical tables for program planning: Pakistan 1990-1991 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2001
Family planning in Pakistan: A turning point
Hakim,Abdul; Miller,Peter C.; Sathar,Zeba A.; Phillips,James F.
from Fertility Transition in South Asia, pp. 135-157
Publication date: 2001
Final report: Youth development in Pakistan
Azariah,Simon; Reichenbach,Laura
Pakistan Technical Report (no. 21)
Publication date: 2001
Hakims, homeopaths and reproductive health
Ali,Samia Raoof
Pakistan Research Report (no. 14)
Publication date: 2001
Induced abortions in low socio-economic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: Rates and women's perspectives
Saleh,Saleh I.; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 51(8): 275-279
Publication date: 2001
Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab (PDF)
Casterline,John B.; Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 145)
Publication date: 2001
Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab (abstract) (PDF)
Casterline,John B.; Sathar,Zeba A.; ul Haque,Minhaj
Studies in Family Planning 32(2): 95-110
Publication date: 2001
Pakistan contraceptive user satisfaction and longevity study 1997
Kayani,Ashraf; Miller,Peter C.; Douthwaite,Megan; Minhas,Arshad J.
Pakistan Research Report (no. 18)
Publication date: 2001
Situation analysis of local management
Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Hameed,Abdul; Memon,Abdul Rashid; Bukhari,Shahbaz Hussain
Pakistan Research Report (no. 17)
Publication date: 2001
Situation analysis of village based family planning workers, 1999
Ashfaq,Seemin; ur Rehman,Enayat; Kamran,Iram
Pakistan Research Report (no. 15)
Publication date: 2001
The relative roles of gender and development in explaining fertility in rural Punjab
Shahnaz,Kazi; Sathar,Zeba A.; Phillips,James F.
from Fertility Transition in South Asia, pp. 242-262
Publication date: 2001
Utero-vaginal prolapse in a rural community of Sindh, Pakistan
Bhurt,Abdul Wahid; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Bhurt,A.M; Bozdar,N.M.; Bhurt,N.; Bhurt,A.; Bhurt,R.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 11(1): 42-46
Publication date: 2001
Women's autonomy in India and Pakistan: The influence of religion and region (abstract) (PDF)
Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Sathar,Zeba A.
Population and Development Review 27(4): 687-712
Publication date: 2001
Workshop on youth development in Pakistan
Azariah,Simon; Reichenbach,Laura
Pakistan Technical Report (no. 20)
Publication date: 2001
Adolescent girls and boys in Pakistan: Opportunities and constraints in the transition to adulthood
Durrant,Valerie L.
Pakistan Research Report (no. 12)
Publication date: 2000
Adolescents and reproductive health in Pakistan: A literature review (PDF)
Khan,Ayesha
Pakistan Research Report (no. 11)
Publication date: 2000
Clinical and functional staging of oral submucous fibrosis (abstract)
Haider,Syed M.; Merchant,Anwar; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 38(1): 12-15
Publication date: 2000
Final report: Evaluation of population welfare training institutes (PWTIS) in Pakistan
Katzan,Julia Taslima; Siddiqi,Khalil
Pakistan Technical Report (no. 18)
Publication date: 2000
Greater investments in children through women's empowerment: A key to demographic change in Pakistan? (PDF)
Durrant,Valerie L.; Sathar,Zeba A.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 137)
Publication date: 2000
Investments in Children's Education and Family-Building Behavior in Pakistan: Findings from Rural NWFP and Punjab
Sathar,Zeba A.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; ul Haque,Minhaj
Publication date: 2000
Paan without tobacco: An independent risk factor for oral cancer (abstract)
Merchant,Anwar; Husain,Syed S.M.; Hosain,Mervyn; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Pitiphat,Waranuch; Siddiqui,Amna Rehana; Hayder,Syed J.; Haider,Syed M.; Ikram,Mubashir; Chuang,Sung-Kiang; Saeed,Shaikh A.
International Journal of Cancer 86(1): 128-131
Publication date: 2000
Risk factors for stunting and wasting at age six, twelve and twenty-four months for squatter children of Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Berendes,Heinz W.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 50(10): 341-348
Publication date: 2000
Schooling opportunities for girls as a stimulus for fertility change in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Mete,Cem; ul Haque,Minhaj
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 143)
Publication date: 2000
The role of son preference in reproductive behaviour in Pakistan (PDF)
Hussain,Rafat; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(3): 379-388
Publication date: 2000
Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Khan,Aamir J.; Luby,Stephen P.; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Karim,Anita; Obaid,Saima; Dellawala,Salima; Mirza,Shaper; Malik,Tariq; Fisher-Hoch,Sue; McCormick,Joseph B.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(8): 956-963
Publication date: 2000
Use of injectable contraceptives by village based family planning workers. An operations research study
Ameen,Safia
Pakistan Research Report (no. 13)
Publication date: 2000
Workshop on reproductive health components for district and provincial managers
Pakistan Technical Report (no. 19)
Publication date: 2000
Domestic violence and health of Pakistani women (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Bhatti,Lubna Ishaq
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 65(2): 195-201
Publication date: 1999
Men and reproductive health in Punjab: Perspectives from 37 discussion groups
Ali,Samia Raoof
Pakistan Research Report (no. 10)
Publication date: 1999
Men in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: Reproductive Health Issues
Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.; Rob,Ubaidur; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 1999
A study of the operations of the contraceptive logistics system of the Population Welfare Programme
Pakistan Research Report (no. 8)
Publication date: 1998
Couple communication and sexual satisfaction among withdrawal users in Pakistan (abstract)
Douthwaite,Megan; Miller,Peter C.; Sultana,Munawar; ul Haque,Minhaj
Reproductive Health Matters 6(12): 41-49
Publication date: 1998
Male involvement in family planning and reproductive health in Pakistan: A review of the literature
Douthwaite,Megan
Pakistan Research Report (no. 7)
Publication date: 1998
Men, family planning and reproductive health in Pakistan
Briefing Paper (no. 4)
Publication date: 1998
Pakistan Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1994-95: Final Report
Occasional Report
Publication date: 1998
The gap between reproductive intentions and behaviour: A study of Punjabi men and women
Briefing Paper (no. 5)
Publication date: 1998
The onset of fertility transition in Pakistan (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Casterline,John B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 112)
Publication date: 1998
The onset of fertility transition in Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Sathar,Zeba A.; Casterline,John B.
Population and Development Review 24(4): 773-796
Publication date: 1998
Village relations study
Ali,Samia Raoof
Pakistan Research Report (no. 9)
Publication date: 1998
Withdrawal use in Pakistan: Data and issues for decision making
Briefing Paper (no. 3)
Publication date: 1998
Maternal mortality in different Pakistani sites: Ratios, clinical causes and determinants (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Midhet,Farid; Sadruddin,Salim; Berendes,Heinz W.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 76(7): 637-645
Publication date: 1997
On the dynamics of contraceptive use in Pakistan
Miller,Peter C.; Kayani,Ashraf; Minhas,Arshad J.
Publication date: 1997
The VBFPW scheme: Research findings and future challenges
Briefing Paper (no. 2)
Publication date: 1997
The village relations study
Briefing Paper (no. 1)
Publication date: 1997
Work patterns in rural Pakistan: Intersections between gender, family, and class
Sathar,Zeba A.; Desai,Sonalde
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 90)
Publication date: 1996
IUD study results lead to new performance evaluation system in Pakistan
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Research Summaries
Publication date: 1995
Pakistan Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1994-95: Basic Findings
Occasional Report
Publication date: 1995
Who gets primary schooling in Pakistan: Inequalities among and within families
Sathar,Zeba A.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 52)
Publication date: 1993
Sex preference in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, and its effect on fertility
Nag,Moni
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 27)
Publication date: 1991
Pakistan Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 180.4 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 3.6 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 68 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 260 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 24 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | 0.1 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | 61 |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
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